> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 16](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33258510) of TL-2 Suppl. VIII > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/2913-1) LSID 2913-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15405) QID Q15405 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] > [!example] See also [[Fries, Elias Magnus|first entry]] for this author ### Author \* Fries, Elias Magnus (1794-1878), Swedish botanist (a founder of taxonomic mycology), born 15 Aug 1794 in Femsjö (Småland), the first botanist of a family of renowned Swedish botanists (see the *Fries family* above), attended school at Växjö, went to Lund 1811 and studied under E. Acharius, docent and Ph.D. 1814 Lund (20 years old!), adjunct in botany 1819, royal prof. 1824, prof. agricultural economics, Uppsala 1834, prof. of botany and agricultural economics and head of the Botanical Garden 1851-1859, Commander of the North Star 1856, retired as prof. 1859 and as garden dir. 1863, died 8 Feb 1878 in Uppsala. **Abbreviated name**: *Fr.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Fr.*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection UPS|UPS]] (orig.). *Exsiccatae*: See IH 2: 209 and TL-2/1: 878 (also contributed fasc. 13 to C. Stenhammer, *Lichenes Sueciae exsiccati*...). #### Bibliography and biography AG 1: 224, 5(1): 561, 6(1): 348, 639, 12(3): 474; Ainsworth p. 342 (index); Ainsworth & Bisby p. 196-197; APN p. 211; Backer p. 650-651; Barnhart 2: 11; Biol.-Dokum. 6: 73.690; BL 2: 509, 543, 656; BM 2: 622-625, 6: 347; BN p. 19 (as "Fries, E."), 173; Bossert p. 134; Collander hist. p. 155 (index); CSP 2: 724-726, 6: 662, 7: 715, 9: 933, 12: 254; De Toni 1: xlix, 2: l; DSB 5: 190-192; DTS 1: 73; Ewan Pap. p. 73; FNA ser. 2(10): 209; Frank 3(Anh.): 32-33; GR p. 474-475, *pl*. \[*37*\]; GR cat. p. 63; Hawksworth p. 182; Hegi 6/2 1335; Herder p. 451 (index); Hist. Coll. BMNH p. 149; Hortus 3: 1193; IF: 698, Suppl. 4: 354; IH 2: 209; Jackson p. 548 (index); Kelly p. 85, 251; Kew 2: 340-342; Kew List p. 24; Kleppa p. 322 (index); KR p. 199-215; Krempelh. 2: 6, 88, 127-137, 148-157, 184-187; Langman p. 293; Lasègue p. 321, 545; LS 9203-9293, 41.188; Mägdefrau p. 310 (index); MD p. 111-113; Moebius p. 450 (index); Morren ed. 2: 31; MW p. 129; NAF 1(1): 158-159, 2(1): 31, 7(15): 1064, 9(6): 435-436, 28B(2): 33; NI 2: 63; NI suppl. p. 34, 60; Nordstedt p. 15; Portr. 3: 451-452; PR ed. 1: 3380-3411, ed. 2: 3061-3113; Rehder 5(index): 299; RS p. 83; Saelan p. 548; SBC p. 120; SMK 2: 606-608 (portr. facing p. 606); SO p. 22 (index); Stevenson p. 1242; TL-1: 518 (index); TL-2/1: 878-888, indices 2/1, 2/3, 2/5, 2/6, 2/7; TR p. 85-86; Tucker 1: 263, 3: 112; Urban-Berl. p. 275, 286, 347; Wagenitz p. 59; Zander ed. 10: 661, ed. 11: 752, ed. 17: 948. #### Biofile - Anon., Ill. Tidn., Stockholm 7(21): 161-162. 1871 (portr.); Flora 61: 95. 1878; Hedwigia 17: 32. 1878; A catalog of the Edward L. Greene collection: 129-130. 1986. - Arrhenius, J.P., 1881. Lefnadsteck. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Led. 2(2): 195-226. (bibl.) \[Reprint repaginated, p. 1-32\] - Babington, C.C., 1897. Memorials: 472. - Barnhart, J.H., 1921. Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 293. - Bay, J.C., 1910. Flora Gesamt-Register 26-100: 11. - Brunet, J.-Ch., 1861 \[1966 reprint\]. Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 2: 1398-1399. - Buchwald, N.F., 1970. Friesia 9: 348-354. \[rev. of family\] - Burdet, H., 1974. Candollea 29: 509-510. (handwr.) - Burdet, H.M., 1979. Auxilium ad botanicorum graphicem: \[sub Fries\]. (handwr.) - Candolle, A.L., 1880. Phytographie: 413. - Daniels, G.S. & F.A. Stafleu, 1973. Taxon 22: 374. (portr.) - Dörfler, I., 1906. Botaniker-Porträts 2: 11. - Dudley, W.R., 1886. J. Mycol. 2: 91-94. - Elfstrom, M. et al., 1994. Elias Magnus Fries, 1794-1878: svampforskare, folkbildare, \[Stockholm\] (Sveriges Mykologiska Förening): 228 p. (n.v.) - Eriksson, G., 1962. Elias Fries och den romantiska biologien, Uppsala (Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri AB.): ix, 487 p., portr. (n.v.) \[Dissertation\] - Eriksson, G., 1967. Friesia 8: 1-7. - Eriksson, G., 1975. Friesia 11: 1-13. (bibl., portr.) - Eriksson, G., 1979. Bot. Tidskr. 72: 359-366. - Ewan, J. (ed.), 1969. Short hist. bot. U.S.: 91. - Fries, E.M., 1855. \[Autobiogr.\], Friesia 5: 135-160. \[English transl. A.J. Fausboll; bibl. by N.F. Buchwald; publ. by Danish Mycol. Soc.\] - Fries, E.M., 1884. \[Autobiogr.\], Ic. Sel. Hymen. 1: i-viii. (bibl.) - Fries, M., 1978. Lustgården 59: 5-11. (portr.) (n.v.) - Fries, R.E., 1952. *In*, S. Lindroth (ed.), Swedish Men of Science, 1650-1950: 178-185. \[Also as a reprint\] - Gams, W., 1984. Mycotaxon 19: 219-270. \[Index to fungal names and epithets sanctioned by Persoon and Fries\] - Gams, W. & T.H. Kuyper, 1995. Symb. Bot. Ups. 30: 25-31. \[Fries as sanctioning authority for fungal names\] - Gray, A., 1878. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 13: 453. - Gray, A., 1889. Scientific Papers 2: 411-412. \[reprint of above\] - Hedge, I.C. & J.M. Lamond (eds.), 1970. Index collectors Edinburgh Herb.: 81. - Hertel, H. & A. Schreiber, 1988. Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 26: 313. - Holm, L. & J.A. Nannfeldt, 1962. Friesia 7: 10-59. \[re. *Scleromyceti Sueciae* i.e. exsiccata edited by Fries\] - Jonsell, B. (ed.), 1991. Bergianska botanister, Stockholm (Atlantis): 139. (index) - Killermann, S., 1927. Z. Pilzk. 6(3): 33-38, 49-56, 65-68. (portr.) - Kobayasi, Y., 1979. J. Jap. Bot. 54(1): 30-31. \[commemorative postage stamp\] - Korf, R.P., 1983. Mycotaxon 16: 341-352. \[Fries' "Systema Mycologicum" as a later starting point work\] - Krempelhuber, A., 1869. Gesch. Lit. Lichenologie 2: 6, 88, 127-137, 148-157, 184-187. - Krok, Th.O.B.N., 1925. Biblioth. Bot. Suec.: 199-215. (bibl.) - Kühner, R., 1950. Bull. Soc. Natur. Oyonnax 4: 26-52. \[on his *Agaricus* sp.\] - Lagerheim, G., 1894 \[1895?\]. Tromsø Mus. Aarsh. 17: 25-132. \["Uredineae Herbarii Eliae Fries"\] - Leinburg, M., 1928. Z. Pilzk. 12: 17-19. \[50th anniv. of death\] - Lindemann, E., 1884. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 59: 295. - Lloyd, C.G., 1904. Mycol. Notes 16: 161-162; 1909. Id. 32: 413-427 (portr. on cover); 1910. Id. 33: 480-482. - Lündstrom, A.N., 1879. J. Bot. 17: 33-37. (frontisp. portr.) - Mears, J.A., 1981. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 133: 150. - Moser, M., 1978. Z. Mykol. 44: 179-189. (n.v.) - Pfister, D.H., 1985. Mycotaxon 23: 108. - Pringle, J.S., 1995. Canad. Field-Naturalist 109(3): 379. (index) - Rydeman, L.N., 1915. Om Elias Fries: slakttraditioner och personliga minnen, Lund (C.W.K. Gleerups Forlag): \[2 lvs.\], 101 p. (portr.) - Scheutz, N.J., 1863. Bot. Not. 1863: 68. - Shear, C.L., 1949. Mycologia 41: 456-461. (corr. with Schweinitz) - Short, P.S. (ed.), 1990. Hist. systematic bot. Australasia: 321. (index) - Strid, A., 1994. A catalogue of fungus plates painted under the supervision of Elias Fries, Stockholm (Swedish Museum of Natural History): 326 p., map. (portrs.) (n.v.) - Sydow, C.-O. von, 1994. Brev 1875-1876 till sonen Thore, Uppsala (Almqvist & Wiksell): 55 p. (corr.) (n.v.) - Wikstrom, J.E., 1831. Conspectus: 69-81. - Wittrock, V.B., 1903. Acta Horti Berg. 3(2): 38, 183, *pl. 4*; 1905. Id. 3(3): 12, *pl. 50.* (portr.) #### Festschrift Lundqvist, N. & R. Moberg (eds.), Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30(3): 1-212. 1995. (i.e., Proceedings of a Symposium "Hymenomycetes in the perspective of 200 years"). #### Postage stamps On 7 Oct 1978, the Swedish Post issued a booklet of 6 stamps valued 1.15 kr. with mushrooms (yv. 1201-1026). The cover of the booklet shows a portrait of Elias Magnus Fries as this issue commemorated the centenary of his death. #### Note The following titles are now available in microform: - (1) *Novit. fl. suec.*... 1814-1824, see TL-2/1, nr. 1862: *Microfiche*: Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 2 microfiches, (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "1693B3-1694D6"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). - (2) *Observ. mycol.*... 1815, see TL-2/1, nr. 1863: *Microfiche*: (a) Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 7 microfiches (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "8159B5-8165F3"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). (b) Tumba, Sweden (International Documentation Center AB), \[1964\], 10 microfiches, 8×13 cm. *Copy*: (n.v.). - (3) *Fl. hall.*... 1819, see TL-2/1, nr. 1866: *Microfiche*: Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 3 microfiches, (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "1694E4-1696D4"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). - (4) *Syst. mycol.*... 1821-1832, see TL-2/1, nr. 1867: *Micro-opaque*: \[Washington, D.C.\] (Microcard Corp.) \[1950?\], 41 micro-opaques, 8×13 cm. *Copy*: (n.v.). *Microfiche*: Englewood, Colorado (Microcard Editions), \[19–\]. *Copy*: (n.v.). *Microfilm*: Washington, D.C. (United States Library of Congress), \[19–\], \[?\] reels (35 mm). *Copy*: (n.v.). - (5) *Syst. orb. veg.*... 1825, see TL-2/1, nr. 1868: *Microfilm*: \[n.p.\] \[n.d.\], 1 reel (35 mm). *Copy*: UC-Berkeley (n.v.). *Microfiche*: Zug, Switzerland (Inter Documentation Company), \[19–\]. *Copy*: (n.v.). - (6) *Stirp. Agri femsion.*... \[reissue\] 1827, see TL-2/1, nr. 1869: *Microfiche*: Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[s.d.\], (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "1696D7-1697E7"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). - (7) *Elench. fung.*... 1828, see TL-2/1, nr. 1870: *Microfiche*: (a) Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 5 microfiches, (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "8165G1-8169G7"). *Copy*: (n.v.). (b) New Canaan, Conn. (Readex Microprint), \[1988\], 11 microfiches, 11×15 cm (Landmarks II. Monographs). *Copy*: (n.v.). - (8) *Novit. fl. suec. alt.*... 1828, see TL-2/1, nr. 1871: *Microfiche*: Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 5 microfiches, (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "1697F4-1701A7"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). - (9) *Lichenogr. eur. reform.*... 1831, see TL-2/1, nr. 1872: *Microfiche*: (a) Tumba, Sweden (International Documentation Centre), \[1980?\], 11 microfiches, 9×13 cm. *Copy*: (n.v.). (b) Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 7 microfiches, (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "1701B4-1707D1"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). (c) Naples, Florida (NewsBank), \[2004\], 16 microfiches (Landmarks II). *Copy*: (n.v.). - (10) *Fl. scan.*... 1835\[-1837\], see TL-2/1, nr. 1874: *Microfiche*: Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 5 microfiches, (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "1707D5-1711G7"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). - (11) *Bot.-Antiq. Excurs.*... 1836, see TL-2/1, nr. 1876: *Microfiche*: Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 1 microfiche, (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "8170A5-8170D7"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). - (12) *Gen. Hymenomyc.*... 1836, see TL-2/1, nr. 1877: *Microfiche*: Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 1 microfiche (11 fr.), (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "1712A2-1712C1"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). - (13) *Anteckn. Sver. ätl. svamp.*...1836, see TL-2/1, nr. 1879: *Microfiche*: Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 2 microfiches, (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "8170E4-8171D4"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). - (14) *Fung. guin.*... 1837, see TL-2/1, nr. 1881: *Microfiche*: Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 1 microfiche (7 fr.), (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "1712C2-1712D4"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). - (15) *Epicr. syst. mycol.*... 1836-1838, see TL-2/1, nr. 1882: *Microfiche*: (a) Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 7 microfiches, (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "1712D4-1718G2"). *Copy*: (n.v.). (b) Wakefield (Yorks.), United Kingdom (EP Group of Companies, Microform Division), \[19–\]. *Copy*: (n.v.). *Microfilm*: Wakefield (Yorks.), United Kingdom (EP Group of Companies, Microform Division), \[19–\], 1 reel (35 mm). *Copy*: (n.v.). - (16) *Summa veg. Scand.*... 1845, 1849, see TL-2/1, nr. 1883: *Microfiche*: (a) Westport, Conn. (Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing), \[1987?\], 6 microfiches, (Plant taxonomic lit. microfiche coll., "1719A2-1724G6"). *Copy*: MO (n.v.). (b) New Canaan, Conn. (Readex Microprint), \[1988\], 10 microfiches, 11×15 cm (Landmarks II. Monographs). *Copy*: (n.v.). - (17) *Hymenomyc. eur.*... 1874, see TL-2/1, nr. 1895: *Microfiche*: Wakefield (Yorks.), United Kingdom (EP Group of Companies, Microform Division), \[19–\]. *Copy*: (n.v.). The following title has been reprinted: - (18) *Fungi natalensis*... 1848 (see TL-2/1, nr. 1884): 1979,... Leiden (Boerhaave Press). *Copies*: LC (n.v.), NY (n.v.). The following electronic resource is available: - (19) "Fungus plates painted under the supervision of Elias Fries..." i.e. a sample of the paintings of fungi initiated and supervised by Fries and published in either *Sver. ätl. gift. svamp.* (see TL-2/1, nr. 1893) or *Ic. Hymenomyc.* (see TL-2/1, nr. 1894). #### Composite works - (1) Co-author with C.A. Agardh, *Disp. alg. suec.*... Pars 3, 15 Mai 1812 (see TL-2/1, nr. 36). - (2) Assisted J.H. Wallman in editing the cryptogams in S. Liljeblad, *Utkast Sv. fl.*... ed. 3, 1816 (see TL-2/3, nr. 4528). - (3) Contributed text to A. Afzelius, *Reliq. afzel.*... 1860 (see TL-2/1, nr. 34). ### Publications ##### n.35.567. Lichenum dianome nova **Title** *Lichenum dianome nova*... Lundae (sub prelo Berlingiano) 1817. Oct. *Resp*.: Sandberg, Anders (fl. 1817). **Notes** *Publ*.: 17 Dec 1817, p. \[1\]-10. *Copy*: FH. *Microfiche*: Zug, Switzerland (Inter Documentation Company), \[19–\], 1 microfiche. *Copy*: K (n.v.). *Note*: Inaugural dissertation, Lund. ##### n.35.568. Symbolae Historiam Hieraciorum... **Title** *Symbolae* ad *Historiam Hieraciorum*... Upsaliæ (Excludebant Leffer et Sebell) 1848. Qu. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1848, cover-t.p., p. \[i\*-ii\*\], \[i\]-xxxiv, \[1\]-220. *Copies*: BM, G, HH, K (n.v.), L, MO, NY (n.v.), WU. – Reprinted and to be cited from Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 13: 383-416. 1847 and 14: 1-220. 1848. *Note*: The continuation in the journal is entitled "*Species Hieraciorum rite cognite*". *Ref*.: Anon., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 803-808. 9 Nov 1849 (rev.). F\[ürnrohr, A.E.\], Flora 32: 628-640. 28 Oct, 642-656. 7 Nov, 667-672. 14 Nov 1849 (rev.). ##### n.35.569. Epicrisis generis Hieraciorum **Title** *Epicrisis generis Hieraciorum*... Upsaliæ (Typis descripseaunt Edquist & Berglund) 1862. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1862 (p. 4 signed 15 Nov 1861), p. \[1\]-158, \[i, errata\]. *Copies*: BM, G, HH, K (n.v.), L(2), LC (n.v.), NY (n.v.), U, US (imperfect, p. \[1\]-2 missing), USDA, WU. Electronic copy: MA (as "Bibliotheca Digital"). – Issued as Uppsala Univ. Årsskr. 1862 (Math.-Nat.) \[1\]. *Note*: The copy at G has a 10 p. handwritten index. ##### n.35.570. Symbolae synonymiam Hieraciorum... **Title** *Symbolae* ad *synonymiam Hieraciorum*... Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar... 1866. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1866 (read 13 Jun 1866), p. 157-161. *Copies*: HH (n.v.), K. – Reprinted and to be cited from Öfvers. Förh. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. 23(6): 157-161. 1866. ##### n.35.571. Queletia Lycoperdaceorum genus **Title** *Queletia*, novum *Lycoperdaceorum genus*, Accedit nova Gyromitræ species... Översigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar... 1871. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1871 (read 8 Feb 1871), cover-t.p., p. 171-174, *pl. 4* (uncol. lith.). *Copies*: BM, FH, G, K, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Öfvers. Förh. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. 28(2): 171-174, *pl. 4.* 1871. *Ref*.: L. R., Hedwigia 10(11): 166-167. 1871 (rev.) - R., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 30: 271. 19 Apr 1872. ##### n.35.572. Decas Hymenomycetum novorum **Title** *Decas Hymenomycetum novorum*... Översigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar... 1873. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1873 (read 14 Mai 1873), p. 3-9. *Copies*: BM, FH (n.v.), G, NY(2). – Reprinted and to be cited from Öfvers. Förh. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. 30(5): 3-9. 1873. ##### n.35.573. ordbok Svenska växtnamnen... **Title** Kritisk *ordbok* öfver *Svenska växtnamnen*... Stockholm (Kongl. boktryckeriet P.A. Norstedt & Söner) 1880. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1880 (Nat. Nov. Jun (1) 1880), cover-t.p., p. \[i\]-xvi, \[1\]-177, \[i, errata\]. *Copies*: FH (n.v.), G, LC (n.v.), MO, NY (n.v.). *Note*: Title page "Utgifven af Svenska Akademien".